WEEK 2 · FINAL
THE READ
Texans win the turnover battle and the game
Take care of the football or lose. Bengals did not, and did. Dak Prescott threw for Texans — 18/27, 294 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT. Matthew Stafford did the damage for Bengals — 21/39, 241 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT — in a losing effort. On the ground: Bengals 137, Texans 58.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | +1.6 | +4.0 | -2.4 | -3 |
| Texans | +9.1 | -4.2 | +13.3 | +11 |
SRS is how many points a side beats an
average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good
team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20.
SOS is how hard that schedule has been.
Full table.
IN THE BOOTH
Ava Collins
Beat reporter
Houston's turnover advantage decided this one. Cincinnati forced itself into the air on 39 attempts and paid for 3 interceptions against 1 giveaway; Dak Prescott made them pay with 4 touchdown passes in a game that got away from the Bengals the moment they stopped trusting their ground game.
Zoe Bell
The contrarian
· replying
Cincinnati had 137 yards on the ground and still threw it 39 times—that's not a game plan, that's panic, and it cost them more than the turnovers did.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers —
none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that
did not happen.
Dak Prescott
Texans
18/27, 294 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Matthew Stafford
Bengals
21/39, 241 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
Chase Brown
Bengals
10 carries, 137 yards, 2 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Bengals 137, Texans 58
Bengals
Through the air
Texans 294, Bengals 241
Texans
Total yards
Bengals 378, Texans 352
Bengals
Giveaways
Texans 1, Bengals 3
Texans
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
THE MATCHUP SCOUT
every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 63% · Rush 37% · 34.8 scored, 37.1 allowed
10.4 yds/att
59.0% completions
7.5 yds/carry
412.8 yds/game
2.6 giveaways/game
6.3% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 64 · Aggressive
Balance 87
Ball security 26
Back usage 35%
QB runs 0.8/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.6 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99
WR 88
TE 77
RB 80
OL 78
DL 88
LB 71
DB 82
Best: Ja'Marr Chase WR 99
Fastest: Ja'Marr Chase WR 96 SPD
8 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 61% · Rush 39% · 35.9 scored, 22.6 allowed
9.3 yds/att
60.2% completions
5.1 yds/carry
396.6 yds/game
1.0 giveaways/game
2.2% sack rate
last 5: 5-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 75 · Efficient
Balance 89
Ball security 72
Back usage 31%
QB runs 4.3/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 94
WR 85
TE 85
RB 82
OL 82
DL 89
LB 78
DB 88
Best: Danielle Hunter REDG 96
Fastest: Trey Palmer WR 95 SPD
8 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
Toldher
Texans · his last 7 games
Balanced
Pass / run61% / 39%
Points for / against35.9 — 22.6
Margin+13.3
Giveaways a game1.0
Sacks taken2.2% of dropbacks
Lead backBlake Corum · 13.0/g
Top targetNico Collins · 29%
QB carries2.6 a game
Emmitt1k300
Bengals · his last 8 games
Throws it
Gives it away
One back
Pass / run63% / 37%
Points for / against34.8 — 37.1
Margin-2.4
Giveaways a game2.6
Sacks taken6.3% of dropbacks
Lead backChase Brown · 15.1/g
Top targetJa'Marr Chase · 35%
QB carries0.6 a game
Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.
THE SERIES
Emmitt1k300 against Toldher — the men, not the teams
Toldher leads it 1-0.
Toldher won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 24.0 — 38.0
biggest: 14 pts to Toldher
S1 · week 2
Emmitt1k300 24 — 38 Toldher
TOLDHER
Only meetings Sapphire can attribute to both men are counted — a Madden export never says who owned a team last season, so the series starts where the record does.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Bengals receivers vs Texans secondary
88 v 88
EVEN
Texans receivers vs Bengals secondary
85 v 82
TEXANS
Bengals line vs Texans front
78 v 89
TEXANS
Texans line vs Bengals front
82 v 88
BENGALS
Bengals backs vs Texans run defence
80 v 85
TEXANS
Texans backs vs Bengals run defence
82 v 82
EVEN
Bengals passer vs Texans secondary
99 v 88
BENGALS
Texans passer vs Bengals secondary
94 v 82
TEXANS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford QB | 21/39 | 241 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 49.1 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott QB | 18/27 | 294 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 127.1 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Brown HB | 10 | 137 | 13.7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 59 | 0 |
| Tee Higgins WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Corum HB | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 0 |
| Nico Collins WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlin Klein TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Brown HB | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 40 |
| Tee Higgins WR | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 24 |
| Mike Gesicki TE | 4 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 15 |
| Ja'Marr Chase WR | 4 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 13 |
| Andrei Iosivas WR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Corum HB | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 42 |
| Nico Collins WR | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 30 |
| Jayden Higgins WR | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
| Marlin Klein TE | 1 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
| Dalton Schultz TE | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| Trey Palmer WR | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacario Davis CB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boye Mafe REDG | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Cook FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Dugger SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Anderson WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cashius Howell LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dax Hill CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Battle SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Hampton WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Turner II CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry To'oTo'o WILL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Hill WILL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Upton Stout CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Lassiter CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter REDG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calen Bullock FS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Blankenship SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shavon Revel Jr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Hickman SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evan McPherson K | 1/1 | 3/3 | 42 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ka'imi Fairbairn K | 1/1 | 5/5 | 43 |
RECENT FORM
Bengals
L
0–35 vs Buccaneers
WK 1
Texans
W
21–9 vs Bills
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Bengals | Texans | |
|---|---|---|
| 378 | TOTAL YARDS | 352 |
| 241 | PASSING YARDS | 294 |
| 137 | RUSHING YARDS | 58 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 3 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | TAKEAWAYS | 3 |
Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
BENGALS
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1
TEXANS